DKSH Malaysia expands its innovation and formulation capabilities by opening two new innovation centers for both the personal care and food and beverage industries.
Media release
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, June 18, 2019 – DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor, has opened two innovation centers in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, to cater to the personal care and food and beverage industries.
With these two new centers, DKSH expands its network to a total of 44 innovation centers globally. Operated by specialists with extensive experience, the innovation centers are fully equipped with the latest technology for a wide range of applications. The centers support the development of new concepts and products, unprecedented formulations and an array of testing solutions.
Victor Liew, Director, Performance Materials, Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore, DKSH, said: “We are committed to growing our partners' businesses by collaborating closely with them, particularly to share technical know-how and find new ways to improve product performance. By adding the two innovation centers, we have further strengthened our service offerings in Malaysia and are now not only providing formulation solutions to the specialty chemicals industry, but also to the personal care and food and beverage industries.”
Roland Kraut, Vice President, Global Personal Care Industry, Performance Materials, DKSH, added: “As the leading Market Expansion Services provider in Asia, we understand the importance of adding value for our business partners. We have developed many successful products in our innovation centers and pioneered formulations to help our partners accelerate their business growth.”
Ben Hopkins, Vice President, Global Food & Beverage Industry, Performance Materials, DKSH, concluded: “We are very pleased to expand our innovation capabilities to one of our key markets in South East Asia. Our customers in the food and beverage manufacturing industry will greatly benefit from our new on-the-ground expertise in Malaysia.”
For further information, please contact:
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DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad |
Ngim Siew Lee Manager, Branding & Communications Phone +60 3 7882 8883 siew.lee.ngim@dksh.com |
DKSH Performance Materials
Daniel Hollister
Manager, Group Communications, Performance Materials
Phone +44 20 8879 5500
daniel.hollister@dksh.com
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. The Group helps other companies and brands to grow in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology sectors. DKSH’s portfolio of services includes sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Group operates in 35 markets with 33,000 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.3 billion in 2018. With its strong Swiss heritage and long business tradition since 1865, DKSH is deeply rooted in Asia Pacific. The DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials distributes specialty chemicals and ingredients for food, pharmaceutical, personal care and various industrial applications. With 44 innovation centers and regulatory support worldwide, we create cutting edge formulations that comply with local regulations. With around 1,080 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 960.4 million in 2018.